lapis lazuli

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   an azure blue semiprecious stone

   Synonymslazuli

   Broaderopaque gem

Questions about lapis lazuli

What does lapis lazuli mean?

lapis lazuli means "an azure blue semiprecious stone".

What is another word for lapis lazuli?

Close synonyms include lazuli. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lapis lazuli a common word?

lapis lazuli is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.